[Tuberculous otitis media].
Report of a case of middle ear tuberculosis in an elderly woman with a chronic discharging ear withstanding the common treatment. The diagnosis could be made through examination of the pieces taken at surgery (tympanoplasty). The A. advice is to arouse suspicion when findings compatible with tubercular otitis are encountered, in order to treat wisely the patient and avoid complications.
Ruiz Giner
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Servicio O.R.L., Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida.
Fortuny
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Iranzo
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Sarroca
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Palomar
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D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents
Otitis media tuberculosa.